Latest developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict
Russia's Defence Ministry said air defences destroyed 555 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions overnight, IFX reported.
Russian air defense forces said they destroyed 555 drones over Russian regions overnight, according to the Ministry of Defense. MoscowSergey Sobyanin said that around 180 drones had been shot down approaching Moscow since the start of the day.
Ukrainian drones struck a Moscow oil refinery, with thick smoke reported across the city.
The Moscow Oil Refinery is burning after being struck by numerous Ukrainian attack drones this morning, sending a massive smoke plume over the Russian capital.
Air defense forces shot down 555 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Defense Ministry reported. In total, about 180 drones were shot down on approach to Moscow, with air defense operations continuing, wrote MoscowSergei Sobyanin.
Russian Defence Ministry says 555 Ukrainian drones shot down over Russian regions overnight, IFX reports via Reuters.
Moscow mayor says around 180 drones en route to Moscow were shot down, according to Reuters.
Traffic on Moscow's Circle Road near an oil refinery has been halted following Ukrainian drone strikes, RIA reports quoting the Interior Ministry.
Ukraine is strengthening its northern defenses amid concerns that Belarus could be drawn into Russia's war, as Moscow moves to integrate Minsk more closely into its military campaign.
Russia's external government debt in April stood at $58.9 billion, down a record $4.2 billion, according to Finance Ministry data.
Footage circulating on social media shows a drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region.
Massive drone attack on Moscow — over 50 drones shot down approaching the city, several reached the Kapotnya oil refinery.
Air defense units shot down 52 Ukrainian UAVs on the Moscow direction, bringing the total number of downed drones to 137, Sergei Sobyanin reported. Drones or debris struck the Moscow Oil Refinery, an apartment building in Zhukovsky, a shopping mall, and residential areas across the Moscow region; one woman sustained a minor shoulder injury.
Explosion reported at the Kapotnya refinery in Moscow, Russia; a silo blast catapulted the building's roof into the air.
NATO assesses growing impact of Ukrainian strikes inside Russia
The railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near the village of Razdolnoye in the Sovietsky District was attacked. A fire broke out, and approximately 20 explosions were heard.
Two cargo station employees were injured in Gukovo, Rostov region, in a drone attack and are hospitalized, the governor said. About 60 UAVs were destroyed over Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and five districts of Rostov region.
About 60 UAVs were destroyed in Rostov Oblast. One person was killed and two were injured, according to Yuri Slyusar.
Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Moscow oil refinery this morning, setting the facility ablaze. Russian air defenses shot down several incoming drones, but multiple drones appear to have penetrated defenses and reached their target.
MoscowSergei Sobyanin reported that 137 Ukrainian drones were destroyed in a massive attack on Moscow and the Moscow region on Thursday morning, with several drones reaching the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya, causing a fire. Sobyanin also said drone debris fell on the Sadovod shopping center.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that a Ukrainian drone strike hit the city's oil refinery. The refinery was previously attacked on June 16.
Russian air defense forces destroyed another 52 unmanned aerial vehicles flying toward Moscow, according to Sergei Sobyanin. The total number of drones shot down has reached 137.
Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv, according to monitoring groups. Earlier, an air alert was declared in many regions of Ukraine, with warnings of a ballistic missile strike threat.
Sheremetyevo Airport services evacuated passengers to safe locations, including from aircraft, the airport's press service said. Passengers are not being allowed from parking lots into terminals and are sheltering until restrictions are lifted.
Drone attack reported on Mykolaiv and Odesa regions in Ukraine, with drones detected over the settlements of Morske, Rybakivka, Dobryanka, Kushuhum, and Dobroslav.
Moscow is reportedly under drone attack, with a refinery burning and thick smoke rising over the city.
Andrei Vorobyov said drone debris struck the roof of the Belaya Dacha shopping center in Lyubertsy, sparking a fire; information on the fire's size and possible casualties is being clarified.
43 drones heading toward Moscow were shot down, Sobyanin reported.
Explosions and air raid sirens sound in Kyiv and several other regions of Ukraine, according to Riskline.
Authorities said a drone struck an apartment building in Russia's Moscow region, but no casualties were reported.